This is excellent. I particularly like the roller coaster analogy. The problem has been that many people who know nothing about Lowell say it is the only "good" school in the district. It is good for certain kinds of students, but not for others. It has been a place for very academic kids to be able to take on more challenging classes. The trouble is that many parents think that going to Lowell will change their children and magically make them more academic or more hard working. It won't. It doesn't have better facilities than other schools, in fact it has significantly higher class sizes and packed hallways. The superintendent's proposal would ruin Lowell just as it is recovering from the damage of covid and the foolish lottery policy. Why does the superintendent want to reignite this firestorm. He will regret it.
This is excellent. I particularly like the roller coaster analogy. The problem has been that many people who know nothing about Lowell say it is the only "good" school in the district. It is good for certain kinds of students, but not for others. It has been a place for very academic kids to be able to take on more challenging classes. The trouble is that many parents think that going to Lowell will change their children and magically make them more academic or more hard working. It won't. It doesn't have better facilities than other schools, in fact it has significantly higher class sizes and packed hallways. The superintendent's proposal would ruin Lowell just as it is recovering from the damage of covid and the foolish lottery policy. Why does the superintendent want to reignite this firestorm. He will regret it.